...WASHINGTON March 06 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Up to two millionAmericans...The Coalition to Prevent Deep-Vein Thrombosis (DVT) recentlysponsored...The survey results point to an ongoing need for patients andphysician...

WASHINGTON, March 06, 2007 /PRNewswire/ -- Up to two million
Americans are affected each year by DVT, with up to 600,000
hospitalized. Its primary complication, pulmonary embolism (PE),
claims up to 300,000 lives annually -- more than breast cancer and
AIDS combined. People who suffer from cardiovascular disease may be
at increased risk for DVT, because these factors also heighten the
likelihood of blood clots and pooling. Respiratory tract infection
may increase risk of blood clots and is associated with
inflammation, which may affect the proper functioning of arteries
and veins.

The Coalition to Prevent Deep-Vein Thrombosis (DVT) recently
sponsored an online survey of a nationally representative sample of
consumers and physicians. The survey, which was conducted by Penn,
Schoen & Berland Associates, assessed what Americans know about
DVT.

The survey results point to an ongoing need for patients and
physicians alike to know more about this leading cause of death and
how they can reduce the risk of DVT. Following are the results
specific to respiratory disease.

Heart/respiratory patients recognize the significance of heart disease as
a risk factor for DVT but incorrectly view pulmonary/respiratory disease
as a much less significant threat.
* 60% of heart/respiratory patients rate cardiac issues (e.g., heart
disease, heart attack, arteriosclerosis or CHF) as very significant
risk factors for DVT.
* Only 35% see pulmonary/respiratory disease (e.g., asthma, COPD or
emphysema) as a very significant risk factor.
Even though they are at greater risk for DVT, heart/respiratory patients
know only as much about it as the general population.
* 52% of heart/respiratory patients have some knowledge about DVT -- on
par with the general population (51%).
* 40% of heart/respiratory patients have heard or read about DVT
recently, the same percent
age as in the general population.
Heart/respiratory patients who know something about DVT are no more likely
than the general population to recognize key facts about the condition.
* 17% of heart/respiratory patients correctly identify DVT as a blood
clot, the same percentage as in the general population.
* 17% recognize that DVT is a dangerous condition, one that can cause
stroke or heart attack, or one that can be fatal.
Despite their greater risk, heart/respiratory patients are no more likely
than the general population to have discussed DVT with their physicians.
* 10% of heart/respiratory patients report that their primary care
physician has discussed DVT with them, compared with 12% of the
general population.
* 55% of heart/respiratory patients say that they are likely to ask
their physicians for DVT information, vs. 50% of the general
population.

The Coalition to Prevent Deep-Vein Thrombosis is funded by
sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC

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